Structure

SCNLight.LightType

Constants specifying the general behavior of a light, used by the type property.

Declaration

struct LightType

Overview

Each of the four scenes in the figure below has the same content illuminated by a single SCNLight object. The node containing the light source has the same position and orientation in each scene—all differences between the four pictures are due to the light’s type property.

Figure 1

Basic light types

Figure 2

Light types

Topics

Type Properties

static let IES: SCNLight.LightType

A light source whose shape, direction, and intensity of illumination is determined by a photometric profile.

static let ambient: SCNLight.LightType

A light that illuminates all objects in the scene from all directions.

static let directional: SCNLight.LightType

A light source with a uniform direction and constant intensity.

static let omni: SCNLight.LightType

An omnidirectional light, also known as a point light.

static let probe: SCNLight.LightType

A sample of the environment around a point in a scene to be used in environment-based lighting.

static let spot: SCNLight.LightType

A light source that illuminates a cone-shaped area.

static let area: SCNLight.LightType

Initializers

init(rawValue: String)

Relationships

Conforms To

See Also

Modifying a Light’s Appearance

var type: SCNLight.LightType

A constant identifying the general behavior of the light.

var color: Any

The color of the light. Animatable.

var temperature: CGFloat

The color temperature, in degrees Kelvin, of the light source. Animatable.

var intensity: CGFloat

The luminous flux, in lumens, or total brightness of the light. Animatable.

var sphericalHarmonicsCoefficients: Data

Data describing the estimated lighting environment in all directions for a light probe.